Kathy Reakes

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Kathy Reaks has worked as a reporter in the local news business since 1984, starting as a news clerk and working her way up. She spent 17 years at Florida Today in Melbourne, Florida as a general assignment reporter, crime reporter, entertainment reporter and restaurant critic. She worked four years at Hometown News as a general assignment reporter, then another two years at Spacecoast Daily in Cocoa Beach, Florida. She attended Eastern Florida State College in Melbourne, Florida.

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Bridgeport Cop Arrested For Third Domestic Violence Incident, Shelton Police Say Bridgeport Cop Arrested For Third Domestic Violence Incident, Shelton Police Say
Bridgeport Cop Arrested For Third Domestic Violence Incident, Shelton Police Say A Bridgeport police officer has been arrested for domestic violence for the third time in the past several years. Stephen Figueroa, 29, of Shelton, was arrested after a woman came to police headquarters around 9 a.m., Saturday, June 29, and reported she had been involved in a domestic incident with Figueroa, said Shelton Police Det. Christopher Nugent. The woman told officers that she went over to Figueroa’s apartment in Shelton at around 4 a.m. to retrieve some personal property, Nugent said. The two argued when Figueroa would not return the property or allow her to leave the apartme…
Duo Wanted For Grand Larceny In Yorktown Apprehended In White Plains Duo Wanted For Grand Larceny In Yorktown Apprehended In White Plains
Duo Wanted For Grand Larceny In Yorktown Apprehended In White Plains Two Westchester men wanted on attempted grand larceny charges in Yorktown were apprehended in White Plains. Timothy Haywood, 32, and Jonathan Miranda, 27, both of Yonkers, were arrested on Tuesday, June 25, by White Plains Police on a warrant from the Yorktown Police for alleged grand larceny that took place on April 15, said the Yorktown Police. Detectives from Yorktown picked up the two men and returned them to Yorktown where they were charged with attempted grand larceny. Bail was set at $1,500 for Haywood, and $500 for Miranda, police said.  Both men are scheduled to appear in co…
New Power Outage Update: Here Are Latest Numbers On Long Island New Power Outage Update: Here Are Latest Numbers On Long Island
New Power Outage Update: Here Are Latest Numbers On Long Island More than 18,700 customers across Long Island and the Rockaways remain without power following a series of violent thunderstorms that produced intense straight-line winds that downed trees and utility lines. As of 4 p.m., Monday, July 1, PSEG has restored service to more than 63,000 customers impacted by yesterday’s significant storm, company officials said. Suffolk County was hit the hardest with the largest number of outages in the towns of Islip, Huntington, Smithtown, and Babylon, PSEG Long Island officials said. To help speed the return to power, PSEG said around 48 Con Edison employ…
Funeral Services Scheduled For 30-Year-Old Killed In Two-Vehicle Northern Westchester Crash Funeral Services Scheduled For 30-Year-Old Killed In Two-Vehicle Northern Westchester Crash
Funeral Services Scheduled For 30-Year-Old Killed In Two-Vehicle Northern Westchester Crash Funeral services are planned for a 30-year-old Putnam County native who died following a motorcycle crash in Northern Westchester. Matthew Hickey, of Verplanck, was killed while driving riding a 2016 Kawasaki motorcycle east on Kings Ferry Road in Montrose, a hamlet of Cortlandt, around 4:30 p.m. Thursday, June 27, during a crash with another vehicle, said New York State Police Trooper AJ Hicks. The crash occurred when a  32-year-old Cortlandt woman, driving a 2018 Jeep Grand Cherokee west on Kings Ferry Road, turned left onto Hunt Avenue, but she did not see Hickey, Hicks said. …
29 Rockland Police Academy Grads Now Headed To These 13 Agencies 29 Rockland Police Academy Grads Now Headed To These 13 Agencies
29 Rockland Police Academy Grads Now Headed To These 13 Agencies After completing 21 weeks of intense, often grueling training, 29 new graduates from the Rockland County Police Academy will head to 13 different agencies throughout the region.  “Thank you to each one of you for choosing such an honorable profession. With the support of your families and friends, you all worked hard to achieve this great honor," said Rockland County Executive Ed Day, a former commander with the NYPD. " It is my hope that you gained all of the skills necessary to stay safe and protect those in need during your tenure in law enforcement. May God watch over you all.” Som…
ID Released For Victim Of Fatal Crash Near Intersection Of Routes 22, 55 ID Released For Victim Of Fatal Crash Near Intersection Of Routes 22, 55
ID Released For Victim Of Fatal Crash Near Intersection Of Routes 22, 55 A medical issue may have led to a fatal crash near the intersection of routes 22 and 55 that left an area man dead. Paul Pitt, 64, of Ulster Park was killed around 2:15 p.m., Saturday,  June 29, during a two-car fatal crash which occurred on Route 55 near Route 22 in the Town of Pawling, said Dutchess County Sheriff's Office Capt. John Watterson. A preliminary investigation found that a 2009 Subaru Forrester driven by Pitt, was eastbound on Route 55 when it crossed over the center pavement markings and struck a westbound 2011 Chevrolet Traverse driven by 49-year-old…
Man Nabbed For Allegedly Kicking In Door During Stony Point Home Burglary Man Nabbed For Allegedly Kicking In Door During Stony Point Home Burglary
Man Nabbed For Allegedly Kicking In Door During Stony Point Home Burglary Cops searching for a fare-beating taxi rider instead nabbed a man for an alleged burglary in Stony Point. Paul Miller, 18, of West Haverstraw, was arrested around 3:22 a.m., Tuesday, June 25, and charged with criminal trespass and criminal mischief after being stopped by Stony Point Police, said Stony Point Police Lt. Daniel Hylas. According to Hylas, officers responded to a burglary on Pyngyp Road for a report of a burglary while investigating a  taxi fare-beater in the same Pyngyp Road area, Hylas said. Miller was located in the area and couldn't give a reason of why he was the…
Woman Struck, Killed By Own Vehicle In Northern Westchester Woman Struck, Killed By Own Vehicle In Northern Westchester
Woman Struck, Killed By Own Vehicle In Northern Westchester A woman was struck and killed by her own vehicle in Northern Westchester, police said. When police arrived on the scene, they found numerous people attempting to help Diana Devivo, 46, who was unconscious after being hit by her truck on Anderson Road in Katonah on Sunday, June 30 around 3:37 p.m., said the Bedford Police. Devivo was transported by the Katonah-Bedford Hills Volunteer Ambulance Corps to Northern Westchester Hospital in Mount Kisco, where she was pronounced dead, police said. Bedford Police said Devivo was the only person involved in the incident. The department's accident in…
ID Released For Man Struck, Killed By Tree Limb In Fairfield ID Released For Man Struck, Killed By Tree Limb In Fairfield
ID Released For Man Struck, Killed By Tree Limb In Fairfield A 54-year-old man killed when a tree branch smashed onto his vehicle has been identified by Fairfield Police. David L. Schmerzler was driving in front of 3330 Sturges Highway when his vehicle was hit by a large limb from a Sassafras tree around 2:16 p.m., Sunday, June 30, said Fairfield Police Capt. Robert Kalamaras. When first responders arrived on the scene they found Schmerzler unconscious in the driver's seat, Kalamaras said. He was transported to Norwalk Hospital where he was pronounced dead by hospital staff at 3:18 p.m. Schmutzler's wife,  Donna Schmerzler, who susta…
ID Released For Easton Man Who Died After Falling Into Norwalk River ID Released For Easton Man Who Died After Falling Into Norwalk River
ID Released For Easton Man Who Died After Falling Into Norwalk River An Easton man who died after falling into the Norwalk River on Selleck Street has been identified. Jozef Gorski, 62, died around 9:24 p.m., Sunday, June 30, after falling into the river, said Norwalk Police Lt. Terrence Blake. Following a call about the incident, Norwalk Police, Norwalk Fire and Norwalk Hospital EMS responded to are to search for the man who fell and then never resurfaced, Blake said. Stamford Fire dive personnel located Gorski underwater and brought him to the surface, where he was transferred to the care of EMS.  He was transported to the Norwalk Hos…
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